Paul in de Emiraten

@Zorque Habit, I guess. If I create a website, I can chose from about 70 templates with Everweb, no of them having a two column lay out.
So I guess it’s difficult to get this right in HTML but I’m by no means an expert on this topic.

@brandon @Zorque This has been researched about hundred times and for most readers in the Roman alphabet lines between 55 and 70 characters - a space is a character too - are easiest to read. Hence scientific articles in Latex and similar later text mark up languages use two columns on a A4 paper.

@DJDarren @mybuttnolie ?! You mean there’s people that don’t use it? That’s bizarre. It one of the most useful features. Specifically if you create a Smart Folder with recent screenshots. Like, of the last two days.

@dojan I disagree. President Trump has been chosen by the American voters in free and democratic elections.

Most dictators have been chosen in free and democratic elections.

“There will not be a next election. It will be taken care for.”
Pres. Trump.

“Democracy is a train and is just the means to an end and when we reach the station, we will hop out.“

Pres. Erdogan.

@Hotznplotzn that’s extremely bad indeed! However; if the President of the United States organises a manhunt against the chief prosecutor of the ICC, where can Apple go for a non-brutal regime? Don’t forget that the current prime minister of India, democratic chosen, just like a president of United States, is involved in a scandal revolving around the massacre of more than 1000 people too.

The best options - regime wise - are also the most expensive ones.

@DJDarren @dzso I have not yet looked at the innovations Apple came up with in 2025 but you do have to give that company credit for the fact that they are working hard, and did work hard, to keep stuff accessible for handicapped people in whatever way handicapped.

Name one other non-specialised company that the same.
I can’t.

@cantankerous_cashew This saddens me. It means people don’t really get that it used to be “the medium message” but now it’s “the device is the message”.

The iPhone is a thing to communicate with others one-on-one
An iPad is a thing to watch videos on if you like and to scroll through the news.
A computer is a thing to work with, if you insist like a portable one.
A TV is a thing to watch stuff together.

Customers seem to long for one device that does it all.
Sad.

@parody you’re the lucky one because you use Siri in English, I guess. And then the results are deplorable. But, if you use Siri in other languages, say German (spoken by 130 million people) or Dutch (spoken by 25 million people) the results are totally useless or -even worse - completely wrong.

If it wouldn’t be Apple, the efforts would be endearing. But it’s about Apple, so it’s annoying and to the level of totally unbelievable that they messed up so badly.

@NotSteve_ @Sunshine that why I didn’t get the fuss.

Here in the Emirates; if I use Apple Maps, it still is “Gulf of Mexico”. So I thought you’re all lying! And making Tim and Trump look bad.

But now I get it.

BTW: Apple calls the Arabian Gulf the Persian Gulf.
Not nice.
;-)

@xenomor @cyrano I very much sympathise with you. I used to be unapologetic for everything Apple did. But the privacy washing really irks me. I’m a privacy hawk and either you do whatever you can to protect the privacy of your clients, or you don’t. There is hardly a sensible middle road.

@WhatAmLemmy @Alphane_Moon it’s a searchable and well-known fact that about 10,000 times the government of the Netherlands asked Apple to handover the keys of a specific iCloud account. It’s also searchable in the database of the Dutch government in about 6600 cases per year(!) Apple does hand over these keys. In about 3000 cases Apple refuses to do so.

@oakey66 @cantankerous_cashew even worse: give me two hours and I will give you 80 really handy IF THEN rules that Apple at this moment does not use. For starters: IF music is playing while AppleWatch is in workout mode, THEN skip that song in all-time favourites/ recommendations.

@TORFdot0 @meldrik why is it that so little people realize that the iPhone 13 mini was the best iPhone in the past 10 years?

Bigger = better? Forget it! I can do anything I want in my iPhone 13 mini and see people struggling with their phablets all the time.

Anyway, if the iPhone Air is bigger than the Pro versions, I’m seriously considering the Samsung flip.

@Andromxda I’ve watched the whole movie. Thank you very much. The only thing Apple has going for itself right now is just visuals, I guess. I’m trying to restore a photo library from Apple Time Machine by the way and it fails continuously. So much for the quality of the functionality. #butitlooksfantastic

@Andromxda @sith There are two things that keep me trapped:

1. Airdrop. Buggy and unreliable, but oh so handy.
2. TimeMachine. Also not 100% reliable, but great for the peace of mind.

For the rest…I switched to Apple in 2001. It used to my secret business weapon (I forced my whole company over to Apple), but those days are long gone.

Still hate MS-Windows though, so it going to be Linux. Anyone a suggestion for a Linux Airdrop and TimeMachine equivalent?

@D1G17AL I’m not particularly afraid of state hackers but working for a law firm I have to max out on protecting our clients against hackers. Being non-technical I’ve assumed that Apple would be the better option (and hence lock down mode and VPN). I have a hard time believing that Android would be more secure than iOS, (and I do realise most dangers come from phishing mails, but that’s a bit off topic).
Anyway; it’s a strong argument to look into switching to the Samsung Flip.

@D1G17AL Fine; what’s the alternative? I already run a VPN (actually two), use lock down mode, don’t accept cookies and use two add-blockers.

Not very fond of Apple for a completely different reason: battery life. So there your right. A mediocre performance at a top price.

So, what would be a better, more secure option than the methods / setup I use right now?

@Xatolos@reddthat. AFAMIG this is to promote Apples own services and products only.
I’ve been on Apple devices since 2001 and have never received or seen an add for non-Apple products on any of my devices. So I’m inclined to believe that my profile is not being sold by Apple to third parties. Which is normal and common to happen to my Facebook or Google profile.

@D1G17AL @fourish That may be true and I would not spend that kind of money if it weren’t for the ecosystem.
And, since the DNA of Apple is building and selling hardware, it’s only logical that they can be a privacy advocate. At least more so than other big companies.

Final point: they are the only tech company with professional customer care (where you pay for, one way or the other) that actually helps and saved my ass a couple of times in the past.

@NotSteve_ @B0rax Totally agree! The iPhone 13 mini is the iDeal mobile since you can do everything with your thumb. And it’s not annoying to carry it in your back pocket while hopping in the car.